Prospect Japan Fund Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMPJF 
 
For filings with the FCA include the annex 
 
For filings with issuer exclude the annex 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                      The Prospect Japan Fund Ltd 
of existing shares to which voting rights are 
attached: ii 
 
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                  X 
 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to 
qualifying financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 
Other (please        As of 26-Nov-2015, the percentage of voting rights includes             X 
specify):            financial instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
                     Financial Instruments as a result of the implementation of 
                     Directive 2013/50/EU ("TD2") in the United Kingdom. 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                  Weiss Asset Management LP 
notification obligation: iii 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                    Brookdale International Partners, L.P., Brookdale 
 (if different from 3.):iv                                               Global Opportunity Fund[1] 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                     Nov-25-2015; Nov-26-2015 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                       Dec-01-2015 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                 < 5% crossed on Nov-25-2015; 
reached: vi, vii                                                        > 5% crossed on Nov-26-2015 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
Class/type of    Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares           to the triggering 
                 transaction 
if possible 
using            Number       Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights x 
the ISIN CODE    of           of           of shares   rights 
                 Shares       Voting 
                              Rights       Direct      Direct xi   Indirect  Direct       Indirect 
                                                                   xii 
 
  GB00B011QL44    4,972,941    4,972,941    4,472,941   4,472,941     n/a    4.84%            n/a 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial       Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting 
instrument              date xiii  Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be      rights 
                                                           acquired if the 
                                                           instrument is 
                                                           exercised/ converted. 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial  Exercise   Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights 
instrument         price      date xvii  Conversion    instrument refers to     xix, xx 
                                         period xviii 
 
CFD                n/a        n/a        n/a           200,000                  Nominal      Delta 
 
                                                                                             1 
                                                                                0.22 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
 
4,672,941                                        5.05 % 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
 
Brookdale International Partners, L.P: 3,411,246 shares (3.69 %) 
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund: 1,261,695 shares (1.36 %) 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease 
to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 
voting rights: 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
14. Contact name:                                                            Georgiy Nikitin 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                                                +1-617-778-7725 
 
 
[1] Weiss Asset Management LP is the Investment Manager to Brookdale Global 
Opportunity Fund and Brookdale International Partners, L.P. 
 
 
 
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